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title: Church Leadership | Chemistry Staffing | Todd Rhoades (32)
description: Todd has invested over 30 years in serving churches, having served as a worship pastor for over 15 years, a church elder for more than a decade, and in various ministry leadership roles in both the business and non-profit sectors. As the original founder and developer of ChurchStaffing.com, Todd fundamentally changed the way thousands of churches search for pastors and staff on the internet. Todd is a graduate of Cedarville University, and lives in Bryan, OH with his wife, Dawn. (32)
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###### Todd Rhoades

September 05, 2025

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###### Todd Rhoades

September 04, 2025

[Staff Search](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-search)

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###### Todd Rhoades

September 03, 2025

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###### Todd Rhoades

September 02, 2025

[Church DNA/Culture](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/church-dna-culture)

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###### Todd Rhoades

September 01, 2025

[Staff Hiring](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-hiring)

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###### Todd Rhoades

August 29, 2025

[Staff Transitioning](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-transitioning)

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###### Todd Rhoades

August 28, 2025

[Staff Transitioning](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-transitioning)

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###### Todd Rhoades

August 27, 2025

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###### Todd Rhoades

August 26, 2025

[Current Events](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/current-events)

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#### [Silent Alarm: We Don't Have a Hiring Problem - We Have a Discipleship Problem](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/church-staffing-discipleship-leadership-challenges-426)

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###### Todd Rhoades

August 25, 2025

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